Actors Sanjeev Bhaskar and Bhasker Patel urge community to take part in stroke survey...
Actors Sanjeev Bhaskar and Bhasker Patel are calling on South Asians to participate in a new survey by Public Health England (PHE) in conjunction with Asian and black media, to understand the current levels of knowledge about stroke.
The survey...
A mum saves her daughter’s life with the best possible gift
Uzma Asgar from the Midlands gave her daughter the greatest gift of all this all at Christmas – she donated her kidney to save her little girl’s life.
12-year-old Azia Hassan had faced months of grueling dialysis as she waited...
Steak House in Acocks Green fined 50k
Ibrahim Grill and Steak House on Warwick Road, Acocks Green has been fined £50,000 for continuously using unhygienic wooden plates to serve food.
The restaurant was first visited by Environmental Health officers in October 2016 after an alleged food poisoning...
Change4Life encourages families to make sugar swaps
A new Change4Life campaign has been launched by Public Health England encourages parents to cut down the amount of sugar their children consume by making one or more simple swaps.
Eating and drinking too much sugar means extra calories, which...
Black Tea V’s Green Tea
It will always be the endless question of green tea vs black tea as it is constant source of debate, but there are some hard facts about the benefits and downsides of these teas.
Black Tea v’s Green Tea
The two most...
Vulnerable adults urged to share their care experiences
WOLVERHAMPTON’S Health watchdog is urging adults classed as ‘vulnerable’ and their carers to speak out as part of an important new citywide project.
The problem of vulnerable adults whose needs and voices can sometimes go unheard has been highlighted as...
NEW NHS Diabetes prevention programme
EMBARGOED TO 00.01 14 NOVEMBER 2017 – WORLD DIABETES DAY
Mrs Baldev Ahluwalia, who lives in Sandwell, is just one of 7,485* people at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the West Midlands.
But thanks to the NHS diabetes prevention...
You are what you eat?!
Kam Lavoi has been in the hair & beauty industry for over 12 yrs and decided to branch out her services to provide skincare, make up and nutrition specialising in vegan, kosher, dairy free, gluten free, soy free and...
Cysters Meeting on Reproductive Health
As you know we had our first Cysters Chat meeting. One of the women who attended wanted to know more about the issues surrounding womens reproductive health, as women without any health issues she was unsure what to expect.
Here’s...
Have You Considered Organ Donation?
Individuals from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities are waiting significantly longer for their kidney transplants than those from other communities due to the lack of suitable organs.
The lack of organ donation is becoming a more pressing issue...
